bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
taste; palate; sense of taste
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
so what!; who gives a damn?
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
supporting role (actor); minor role
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
(emotional) backbone; support; backbone (of a network)
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
9 PM Monday (TV time slot for romantic dramas)
100,000,000; one hundred million
stage show featuring superhero characters from tokusatsu films and TV series
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; kid stuff; puerile trick
draw (in competition); tie game
(large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)
strain; deformation; warp; harmful effects; strain; stress
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
in terms of; from the point of view of
another dimension; different level; whole other level
innocent; sensitive; uncomplicated; unpretentious; straightforward
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
I sincerely believe in Amitabha; Lord have mercy on me
shooting up one after another
shit video game; embarrassingly bad video game